Long Cookout Poems

PSYCHOTIC JOURNEY
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS


Feeling really beat,  I went to bed early last night
Suddenly awakened feeling something’s not right
There was total darkness, I was not in my room
Lying on a cold flooring, with a feeling...

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Well, it all started when
Jim Beam bet Jack Daniels
that Captain Morgan
couldn't go out
and get himself
some Wild Turkey.
Old Fashioned, like Old Granddad,
Captain Morgan like some of you,
really enjoys his Southern Comfort.
But mostly in the form of...

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As a writer of fiction novels, I positively basked in my work,
Story ideas lived in my head, as blue stars at twilight lurk.

Yes, I was a successful writer, and had many zealous readers,
As vee shaped...

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Spending an entire weekend
             with one of your best friends
             ...

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~

She reached for the ribbons of her gown
not knowing why, but she held them in her hand
as she floated through the ever changing mist,
whites and grays in a swirling pattern,
mesmerizing in blends and shifts, 
blurred...

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~

She reached for the ribbons of her gown
not knowing why, but she held them in her hand
as she floated through the ever changing mist,
whites and grays in a swirling pattern,
mesmerizing in blends and shifts, 
blurred...

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wow i've never seen such a small city with so many curves and hills
till i moved back down south to the town of coffeeville
alot of you might not have heard of it for it's not...

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It's like a hole in your throat,
So that your words can leak out,
Cause good luck trying to talk to her.
She's like your favorite winter coat,
That you wear whenever you're having a bad day or attending...

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During death by box cutter
      Does it sting like a shaving accident
      Can you clot the bleeding
      With a square...

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Gorgeous day!  Wrapped with warm weather,
quietude in surroundings early this morning;
roads are clear; driving isn’t a problem at all,
there’s no rush and one freely takes his time.

Invitations from friends and other relations
a cookout in...

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As it's just past Memorial Day Kymber
I wanted you of all to know I remember
you even though you weren't in the U.S. war
You fought for your life and that's for sure
I thought it only right...

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Life is hard, tough, rough, like a brilo-pad
Growing up, street smart was all I had
I had no choice but to turn to the hood
It's difficult trying to change for the good
What do you do when...

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Cooling off in falling months, approaching dusk.
Coordinated chill and quilting of snow, brusque.
Cooking lots of soup, beating down dough,
as the wind whoops on a weeping willow.

The sky blue sheets aired out on the clothesline.
Coordinates of...

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Last night we had a cookout…it didn’t take much skill
with some family and a friend…we threw some hot dogs on the grill.

We talked of many things…as we ate our hog dogs…charred
then sat around a campfire...

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Hot  long day's waiting for a breeze a bird
fly by.  Children running without a care in the World
wishing that their was a pool to jump in going to a 
friend house eating icies...

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The days as a counselor with the Y.M.C.A.
 We had a Y.M.C.A. blouse and blue shorts  with hush puppies.

My father Dr. Wolf had said that they are interviewing for the position of counselor,
I went...

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sittin' on the back porch,
drinkin' gran'ma's brew;
lots of free time on my hands,
can't think of what to do

i wanna strip naked,
go lay out in the sun;
chiggers chompin' on my butt,
ain't my type of fun!

maybe i'll...

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I remember the joy of
the weekends, no school
No home work, feeling good
I have memories of my family
Sitting around the table
On a Friday, eating fried fish
and grits or fried bologna
After my grandma went 
Fishng and caught...

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It was time for our annual cookout
That's when my wife asked me please
"If you get the time and you don't mind,
Could I ask you to please cut the cheese?"

I have to admit I was puzzled
I...

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When winter melts all about, spring is here, 
and when the daffodils sprout, spring is here.

When Robin-red-breasts begin arriving,
there is seldom any doubt; spring is here.

When the sap rises in sugar maples,
and black bears start...

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~The Wicked Witches~
(Trine)


The witches gather happily under the moonlight
They're planning to fly in their brooms tonight.

They laugh and cackle full of mischief very loud
The wicked witches can be observed among the cloud.

Then they descend and...

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Bright sunshine dappled
at the gay affair,
in a park so green.
There was revelry,
laughter, food and dance,
and at times romance.
The blooms blazed colors,
lit up by the sun.
The happy children
chased the hued balloons.
Ice cream, cookout, fun-
and sun, sun,...

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Steaks on the grill,
  Used to give me such a thrill.
  Tender, juicy red meat,
  Was quite the treat!
  Crispy fat around the edge,
  Running juice down the chin.
 ...

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I had no cookout to attend
With loads of barbecue;
My spirits needed perking up,
So what’s a gal to do?

I hurried to a Shake Shack
With the energy I’d mustered,
To check the daily flavors
Of their oh-so-creamy custard.

I hit...

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